Lofthouse and Outwood railway station

Lofthouse and Outwood railway station served the Outwood area of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It was opened by the Methley Joint Railway in 1869, 1876^[2] and closed in 1957.^[3] Here the line from Lofthouse Junction on the line between Cutsyke and Methley of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway joined the GNR line between Leeds and Wakefield in a triangular junction, of which the station formed the southern corner.^[4] It was situated south of Outwood railway station which was opened in 1988 and south of the bridge of Lingwell Gate Lane.

Lofthouse and Outwood
Looking south from Lingwell Gate Lane bridge towards the site of the former station (2009)
General information
Location	Outwood, City of Wakefield England
Coordinates	53.713985°N 1.511140°W / 53.713985; -1.511140
Grid reference	SE323242
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Methley Joint Railway
Key dates
1 May 1869 or 1 May 1876[1]	Opened as Lofthouse Joint
February 1881	Name changed to Lofthouse
July 1888	Name changed to Lofthouse and Outwood
17 June 1957	Closed

References

1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 290
2. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 290
3. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
4. "Lofthouse Junction, Methley to Lofthouse & Outwood". Lost Railways West Yorkshire. Retrieved 23 March 2022.